Donkey
enthusiast
Reged: 31/05/2007
Posts: 200
Loc: Northants
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Ok,
Having just purchased a New D60 Kit 18-55mm VR i have been looking into additional lens when i am flush sorta.
Well jeez just how good are these £1,000.00 plus lens ??
I quite fancied a nice little set to go with my VR that came with the Camera.....OUCH 
Nikon 70-200mm AF-S f/2.8 VR IF-ED £1,219.99
Nikon 200-400mm AF-S f/4 G IF-ED VR £4,499.99
Nikon AF-S 600mm f/4 VR IF-ED Lens £6,499.99
That's like £12,219.97......Do you think i would get a discount ?
Has anyone here actually brought one or more of these Puppies ????? Come on don't be shy !!!
So as i am curious or Bleedin nosey....What have you and how much Mortgage money was sacrificed for the pleasure of owning one 
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sjaszczak
A Real Gentleman
Reged: 08/06/2005
Posts: 854
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Well jeez just how good are these £1,000.00 plus lens ??
Absolutely useless.....
...in the hands of a crap photographer.
If on the other hand you're a good photographer and can make good use of them...then more often than not they tend to be pretty darn good (so I'm told...) 
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Steve
My Flickr
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Donkey
enthusiast
Reged: 31/05/2007
Posts: 200
Loc: Northants
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In other words i needn't rush out and buy any 
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aiwa_yamaha
old hand
Reged: 09/03/2006
Posts: 1173
Loc: Devon, England
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I'm a proud owner of the 70-200 F2.8 VR and there is no turning back on the beauty.
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James
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Mark_Norton
Reged: 29/06/2002
Posts: 1113
Loc: London, UK
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I have the 70-200 f2.8 VR which is seriously compromised on the D3, edge performance is poor. It should really be seen as a DX lens. Not so the 200-400 which is fabulous, but a real handful; very heavy. The world of the fixed length long lenses is a rarified one, out of my league.
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Mark
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Bawbee
Stick'in wi'it
Reged: 06/05/2000
Posts: 6344
Loc: Dundee, Scotland, UK
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Nikon 70-200mm AF-S f/2.8 VR IF-ED £1,219.99
Nikon 200-400mm AF-S f/4 G IF-ED VR £4,499.99
Nikon AF-S 600mm f/4 VR IF-ED Lens £6,499.99
Neither, all useless unless they are Canon EF fit. 
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Bawbee BSRIPN
"O, my luve is like a red, red rose, that's newly sprung in June;
O, my luve is like a melodie
That's sweetly played in tune"
Bawbee Burns.
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Fen
BAD WOLF
Reged: 12/03/2002
Posts: 19392
Loc: Currently Unknown!
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Not got any on your list, but I have the NIKON 14-24mm F2.8 G AFS ED (£1250)
Superb. Lovely. Fantastic
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Fen.
- Fen's Flickr Fotos -
"One good photograph does not a photographer make."
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aiwa_yamaha
old hand
Reged: 09/03/2006
Posts: 1173
Loc: Devon, England
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The 14-24 F2.8 looks wonders, Lucky someone.
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James
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Donkey
enthusiast
Reged: 31/05/2007
Posts: 200
Loc: Northants
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Quote:
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Nikon 70-200mm AF-S f/2.8 VR IF-ED £1,219.99
Nikon 200-400mm AF-S f/4 G IF-ED VR £4,499.99
Nikon AF-S 600mm f/4 VR IF-ED Lens £6,499.99
Neither, all useless unless they are Canon EF fit.
Na sorry don't recognised that name, Is it something to do with the church ??
I suppose by the time i could afford one my skills may have improved enough to justify..... Or not
Edited by Donkey (11/06/2008 06:13)
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IvorETower
Little Buttercup
Reged: 15/11/2006
Posts: 1620
Loc: Camberley, Surrey
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I wish I had £1000 or more to spend on a lens.
IMHO you need to be really dedicated to photography and/or have a lot of money to buy these items. Acceptable results for the amateur must be available for much less money. Sort-of the diminishing law of returns
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NorthernMonkey
enthusiast
Reged: 01/05/2007
Posts: 268
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I wish I had £1000 or more to spend on a lens.
IMHO you need to be really dedicated to photography and/or have a lot of money to buy these items. Acceptable results for the amateur must be available for much less money. Sort-of the diminishing law of returns
I've got the canon 70-200 2.8 IS. I just like shiney kit. Lots of people spend £1000s a year on their hobby. I could easily spend over £2000 a year if I smoked 20 a day, and drank 5 pints on every friday night, so I dont have a problem justifying to myslef why I should spend that much money on what I want
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Roger_Provins
Made-it Man
Reged: 22/10/2005
Posts: 2559
Loc: Gloucester, UK
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Nikon 70-200mm AF-S f/2.8 VR IF-ED £1,219.99
Nikon 200-400mm AF-S f/4 G IF-ED VR £4,499.99
Nikon AF-S 600mm f/4 VR IF-ED Lens £6,499.99
Even by professionals they are more likely to be hired when needed rather than owned ... particularly the last two.
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Norman
Reged: 23/09/2004
Posts: 1512
Loc: West London, UK
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All my lenses (4) are L (Canon) and the cheapest was about £500 the dearest was £3600 (S/H 600/f4). Why spend that amount when I'm strictly amateur? Well I'm now semi-retired and my income has significantly reduced. I reasoned that if I didn't get what I wanted before I retired then I never would. I do accept that it is a lot of money but I had the full support of my wife and as I don't smoke, gamble or drink could argue that those would cost us more than my photography 'habit'.
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Norman
www.photobox.org.uk
A woman has the last word in any argument.
Anything a man says after that is the start of a new argument.
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Gordon_McGeachie
Joke Historian
Reged: 19/01/2007
Posts: 3800
Loc: East Yorkshire,
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I would dearly love a 300 f2.8,( www.warehouseexpress.com/product/default.aspx?sku=1017261 ) maybe one day when I win the premium bonds or lottery 
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beejaybee
Marvin
Reged: 18/07/2007
Posts: 4117
Loc: Really Here In Name Only
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IMHO you need to be really dedicated to photography and/or have a lot of money to buy these items. Acceptable results for the amateur must be available for much less money. Sort-of the diminishing law of returns
Agree except that there are some things you can do with e.g. a 400mm f/2.8 lens that a sub-£1000 lens is going to be seriously compromised. In the end you have to decide whether your money is worth spending on a specialist lens that enables you to do something you think worthwhile.
In that sense, every bit of photographic gear - even a single-use camera - is a luxury.
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LargeFormat
old hand
Reged: 24/10/2006
Posts: 917
Loc: Buckinghamshire and Cumbria
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I just like shiney kit.
And why not indeed.
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Adesw
The phantom flasher
Reged: 07/02/2008
Posts: 643
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Eventually I want 3 of the big lenses
17-55 2.8 or 24-70 2.8
70-200 2.8
and a 300 f4
I wouldnt want to stick any of them on a d40 or D60 though. I mean the 18-70 feels unbalanced on my D40..
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aiwa_yamaha
old hand
Reged: 09/03/2006
Posts: 1173
Loc: Devon, England
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My next lens is going to be the 17-55 me thinks.
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James
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Adesw
The phantom flasher
Reged: 07/02/2008
Posts: 643
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Something just dawned on me.
This is in the camera chat!!!
And fen posted here  Does that make him an accomplice?
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Northerner
enthusiast
Reged: 23/01/2006
Posts: 329
Loc: Sydney, Oz (ex. Manchester)
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Eventually I want 3 of the big lenses
17-55 2.8...
Yes this is my 'most expensive' lens - truly fantastic results.
Graham
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Nic and Graham's photo site...
Edited by Northerner (12/06/2008 00:53)
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